“We already know large amounts of data have been seized by hackers during an attack on the Bundestag back in 2015.

“Both here in the UK and in Germany there is real concern that factual information stolen during cyber attacks could be used to discredit politicians or influence the elections.

“It’s only right that MPs and their staff are being advised to take steps such as enabling several authentication methods, validating device logins, terminating sessions, forwarding suspicious e-mails to the authorities and educating followers about phishing attempts.”